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The police stood by in Biloxi at the beach on April 24, 1960, as white mobs attacked black beachgoers, including elderly men, as well as women and children, while whites attacked blacks throughout the city into the evening. Ten times as many blacks were arrested than whites during the day, including an injured Mason.
1976 (): The Down to Earth Co-operative Society holds the first ConFest with the aim of "transforming society", Cotter River, Australian Capital Territory, [39] July 2, 1976 ( 1976-07-02 ) : A nude beach picnic and photo shoot is organized during Memorial Day weekend in front of the World Trade Center at "a temporarily barren, enormous ...
Black women in the 1960s not only organized and led protests for civil rights, but expanded their reach into issues such as poverty, feminism, and other social matters. The "master narrative" depicts a civil rights movement constructed around notable male figures, failing to fully include female contributors. [ 12 ]
Dive into these vintage beach photos: After Kellerman's daring attire, a shift in beachwear occurred. In the 1920s hemlines took a huge jump to just above the knees as well as bodices becoming ...
In January 1960, Los Angeles-based writer and editor Virginia Prince launched “Transvestia,” a magazine “published by, for and about Transvestites for the purpose of providing a center about ...
In the 1960s, the Dada-influenced art group Black Mask declared that revolutionary art should be "an integral part of life, as in primitive society, and not an appendage to wealth." [162] Black Mask disrupted cultural events in New York by giving made up flyers of art events to the homeless with the lure of free drinks. [163]
Betsch was born into one of the preeminent black families in the South. [7] Her parents were Mary and John Betsch, and her grandparents were Abraham Lincoln Lewis, who founded Florida's second oldest African-American beach (Manhattan Beach to the south was the first), and Mary Kingsley Sammis, the great granddaughter of Zephaniah Kingsley and Anna Kingsley. [8]
The town known for its exclusivity is notoriously stingy on handing out permits to film commercial motion pictures. Most of this Palm Beach-set series, with the exception of a few aerial shots of ...